MORGANTOWN – Here is a sampling of bills introduced Wednesday, Feb. 14. Local sponsors and cosponsors are noted. SB 777, to create prohibitions on the illegal entry into or illegal presence in this state by a person who is an alien, and to provide for the enforcement of those ...
MORGANTOWN – The state Senate enthusiastically passed a bill on Wednesday to elevate the state Culture and History curator to cabinet secretary. It also moved bills concerning abortion, pregnancy, zoning and more. Randall Reid-Smith is the longtime curator of the Department of Culture ...
MORGANTOWN – A House resolution for a proposed constitutional amendment prohibiting non-citizen voting in local elections took another step forward on Wednesday, with Senate Judiciary approving an amended version of it. HJR 21 proposes a constitutional amendment to add this to the ...
MORGANTOWN – Legislators advanced several bills to combat “deep fake” child porn on Wednesday. The House Artificial Intelligence Committee approved HB 5516 to criminalize the use of deep fake images for child porn and for revenge porn. It defines deep fake as “a visual depiction ...
MORGANTOWN – Here is a sampling of bills introduced Tuesday, Feb. 13. Local sponsors and cosponsors are noted. This was the last day to introduce bills in the House but does not apply to originating or supplementary appropriation bills, or to resolutions. SB 761, to require county ...
MORGANTOWN — Farming, guns and baby diapers were among the topics occupying the House of Delegates on Tuesday. SB 171 prohibits counties from enacting or enforcing agricultural ordinances that contravene or are stricter than state agricultural laws. It applies to state-registered ...